The Soldier's Details
- Surname:
- Morris
- First Name:
- Owen
- Nick Name:
- Romeo
- Rank:
- Private
- Regimental #:
- WX6173
- Classification:
- Bootmaker
- Company:
- ‘B’ Company
- Enlisted:
- 13.07.1940
- Discharged:
- 19.12.1945
- DOB:
- 31.03.1919
- Place of Birth:
- Glenlin via Bridgetown, Western Australia
- Father's Name:
- Thomas Morris
- Mothers's Name:
- Annie Morris
- Religion:
- Church of England
- Pre-war Occupation:
- Butcher
- Singapore:
- Selarang Camp Changi; Johore Bahru; Adam Park; Selarang Barracks Changi
- Force:
- ‘D’ Force Thailand, S Battalion
- Camps Thailand:
- Kanu II , Konkoita, Tarsau (12 months), Wampo, Tamajao Wood Camp, Tamarkan, Nikhe, Sonkurai, Nakom Nayok
- POW#:
- 4/ 6425 and 8811
- Return Details 1945:
- Thailand-Singapore by aircraft, Singapore-Fremantle, HMT Tamaroa
General Description
Ray Wilson & Romeo
Trevor James, Jim Burns, Alf Worth, John Lane, Des Colevas, Bob Whitield, Joe Pearce (rear), Tom Pilmoor (front), Owen Morris, Jim Elliott, Ron Badock, Gordon Lynam
Back Row L-R: Jim Burns, John Lane, Jim Elliott, Cowboy Matthews, Frank Evans, Alf Worth, Trevor James, Wally Lynn, Les Cody, Owen Morris
Front Row L-R: Greg Burdon, Ron Badock, Des Coleves, Jim Gilmour, Joe Pearce.Back Row L-R: Jim Burns, John Lane, Jim Elliott, Cowboy Matthews, Frank Evans, Alf Worth, Trevor James, Wally Lynn, Les Cody, Owen Morris
Romeo passed away on his 87th birthday, March 31 2006, at Doubleview, WA.
Listen to an oral history interview of Owen, Jim Copeland and Jim Gilmour recorded in Singapore February 2001.
Camp Locations:
- Adam Park Camp - Singapore
- Johore Bahru, - Malaysia
- Selarang Barracks Changi - Singapore
- Selarang Camp Changi - Singapore
- Kanu II, 152.30k - Thailand
- Nakom Nayok, Nakhon Nayok - Thailand
- Nikhe Wood Camp, Ni Thea, 131 Kilo, 284k - Thailand
- Songkurai 294k - Thailand
- Tamarkan, Tha Makham 56k - Thailand
- Tamajao, Tha Mayo, 238k - Thailand
- Tarsau, Tha Sao 125k - Thailand
- Wampo, Wang Pho 114k - Thailand ***
